The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for the kitchen, garage and backyard from food to furniture to fun & games for your family.
Benno sent in a simple temporary bicycle trailer you can build… This a Temporary Bicycle Trailer I made, out of a sled, a kick scooter and some junk. It’s temporary because it’s easy to dismount the sled and the wheels to go sledding or to ride your kick scooter, storing the tiny frame of the […]
The Steel Yard had a special class for this Mother’s Day weekend: Why not spend Mother’s Day weekend doing something special with Mom–like playing with fire and getting dirty! This workshop is similar to our Weekend Welding Workshop except that this weekend is set aside especially for mothers and their children to take the course […]
Happy Mother’s Day from everyone at MAKE & CRAFT! (Pictured here, Natalie from CRAFT as kiddo, with costume Mom made & Mom)… Nat put together a Mother’s Day gift guide @ CRAFT – Link. Skype Mother’s day (free global calls today)… Link. Send Mom a geogreeting – Link. And here’s an interesting link sent in […]
If you’re in NYC on the 12th, Pratt and LEMURplex have a show that looks really good — *AOE: Behavioral Technologies* *********************************** *OPENING MAY 12th, 7-9PM* *LEMURplex* 461 3rd Avenue Brooklyn (bet’n 9th and 10th St.) The Pratt Institute’s class “The Art of Electronics,” in coordination with Brooklyn art and technology center LEMURplex, presents AOE: […]
Last night MAKE stopped in to see History Channel – Modern Marvels Invent Now Challenge winners – The Grand Prize Winner is Mike Sykes and his Enertia Building System which uses a patented process to increase the latent heat storage capabilities of wood materials. His Enertia houses are made of renewable material that heat and […]
I spent a lot of time in Shanghai, and narrowly avoided getting smooshed a few times with the all the bicycles there, many had bells – but none as ringable as this one spotted in Suzhou…. – [via] Link.
Catrina of Bunblefunck has a tutorial on how to use paint and create a faux mosaic look. Link.
